Researchers from University Hospital Heidelberg found the longer athletes exercised, the more alkaline their saliva became, encouraging the growth of plaque bacteria.(Daily Mail - Health, 25 September 2014)

You may have noticed the buzz about alkaline water recently: It’s a staple of the alkaline diet, and promoted by celebs like Miranda Kerr for its supposed health perks.(Fox News - Health, 11 June 2016)

Here, the authors report that a conductive metal-organic framework functions as a well-defined, tunable electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline solution.(Nature Communications, 8 March 2016)

When an alkaline solution mixed with dyes is now added to the other end of the maze, i.e. the entrance, it automatically seeks the way to the exit – the point with the highest acidity.(Science Daily - News, 27 October 2014)

The alkaline diet touted by Hollywood celebrities for weight loss and to avoid diseases such as cancer and osteoporosis promotes a healthy way but the premise is junk science, some experts say.(CBC News in CBC News - Technology & Science, 27 January 2014)

Scientists at Washington University in St Louis found nanoparticles of calcium carbonate they were able to alter the pH of cancerous tissue, making it more alkaline and preventing it spreading.(Daily Mail - Health, 4 February 2016)

Responding to reports of adhering to what Yahoo Beauty described as an "alkaline diet or a gluten-free diet," Gwyneth Paltrow said some media outlets have misrepresented how she approaches nutrition.(NBC Today, 13 January 2016)

A new cost-effective polymer membrane can decrease the cost of alkaline batteries and fuel cells by allowing the replacement of expensive platinum catalysts without sacrificing important aspects of performance.(Science Daily - News, 7 August 2013)

Now a silver–cobalt surface alloy electrocatalyst has been developed for the oxygen reduction reaction that is stable in alkaline electrolytes and is more economical than traditional platinum-based materials.(Nature Chemistry, 11 August 2014)

Biologists strode along the cracked, dry mud surrounding this evaporating north Los Angeles County lake last week, pausing periodically to pick up an emaciated turtle and wash alkaline dust off its head and carapace.(Louis Sahagun in Los Angeles Times - Science, 4 October 2014)

Here, the authors report a structurally ordered gold–palladium–cobalt intermetallic catalyst which exhibits comparable activity to platinum/carbon in both acid and alkaline media, and probe its structure-activity behaviour.(Nature Communications, 6 November 2014)

Some corals seem to be resilient to ocean acidification.As carbon dioxide emissions rise, ocean waters are absorbing more of the gas and becoming less alkaline, threatening the ability of corals and other marine organisms to make skeletons and shells.(Nature, 14 October 2015)

The researchers studied the effectiveness of the firstthree cycles of the Cleaning-in-Place process -- warm water rinse, alkaline wash and acid rinse -- using electrolyzed oxidizing, or EO, water in place of harsher chemicals typically used in the alkaline and acid washes.(Science Daily - News, 20 April 2016)

It appears that Tom DeLonge hasn’t quit pop-punk trio Blink-182 after all, even though bandmates Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus issued a statement to that effect, saying that their decision to tap Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba for the group’s headlining performance in March in...(Randy Lewis in Los Angeles Times - Entertainment News, 26 January 2015)

Scientists have designed a new type of nanostructured-carbon-based catalyst that could pave the way for reliable, economical next-generation batteries and alkaline fuel cells, providing for practical use of wind- and solar-powered electricity, as well as enhanced hybrid electric vehicles.(Science Daily - News, 4 June 2013)